Junior Navigation
The first of 2 courses on Celestial Navigation.
You will use a sextant to take sights on the Sun and use that information to plot your location using a Running Fix. This course describes:
- how to reduce your Sun sights to determine Celestial Lines of Position (LOP)
- the proper use of a sextant
- the importance of correct time
- accurate plotting
- the use of nautical almanacs and navigational tables.
You will also complete a paper cruise where you will have the opportunity to see how one might use a sextant in conjunction with a GPS on a trip towards Bermuda.
Prerequisite: Advanced Piloting
Please contact the Instructor, Lynn Dail at (919) 636-5855 or email educationofficer@rsps.org.
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| TBD | Registration | | TBD | Class Starts | | TBD | Class Ends | | Location | | | Cost | Students with books $80.00
Students sharing books $10.00
Students that are not RSPS members with books $160.00
Students that are not RSPS members sharing books $20.00 |
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